Brian Gaff wrote:
Well all things being equal, I would say one big brace which is lower on
the hinged edge. Those with two braces and a central bar, are a little
harder to call of course. My old woodworking master at school always baked
the doors so that the hanging weight was compressing the cross stay, not
pulling it off.

For 'clever' gates made by good joiners/carpenters maybe that's true
but in my bodjoinery world the brace will be on one side or the other
so the joints will be in shear! :-)

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Chris Green
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